Paper-file.



D. G. BUIE.

PAPER FILE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 23, 1914.

1,109,035. P nted Sept. 1, 1914.

IN VEN 7'0 WITNESSES.

flGBuz ATTORNEY 1 citizen-of the United States,

to provide a paper entran srArEs DANIEL (J. sum c]; win sfromnmExAs,

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ToaZZ 2071077262? may concern. I i

Bevit known that I,-D-ANIEL G. Born, a residing "at Wills Point, intheWcounty of Van Zandt and State of Texas, have invented "certain newand useful, Improvements in Paper- Files, of which the following is aspecification. 1

My invention relates't'o'a' new and useful paper file, and relates moreparticularly to that class of paper files which are formed of a wireprovided with a pointed extremity,

be impaled;

upon which the papers may It is the object of my invention to provide apaper file so constructed that any one of a collection of papers held bythe file maybe removed without necessitatingthe removal of any other ofthe papers from the file.

Another object of the invention is to provide a paper file of thecharacter described, the sharp point of which will be normally soguarded as to eliminate any possibility of accidental damage or injurybeing done by said point.

A still further object of the invention is file that may be mounted upona wall or the side of a desk and adapted to swing about a vertical axispassing through its points of attachment to such sup port, thus adaptingit when swung adjacent to the supporting surface out of the way. j I

Finally the object of my invention is to provide a device of thecharacter described, that will be strong, durable, simple andefli cientand comparatively easy to construct.

With these view, my invention has relation to certain novel features ofthe construction and use, an example of which is described in thefollowing specification, and is illustrated in the accompanying drawing,wherein: Figure l is a perspective view showing my paper file with itsparts occupying their normal relation to each other. I perspective viewshowing the paper file ad'- j usted in the position which it occupieswhen or removed view of the said extremities. Fig. at is a detailsectional view, the section being taken upon the line w-w of Fig. 1.

not in use to beand various other objects in.

Fig. 2 is a s e im nsmarsenema"; I r tenteaisept. '1, 1914.Applicationfi1edJanuary23,19i4. se1-ia1ims1as47;

,In the drawing, like reference characters are employed to designatesimilar parts in all the figures. v My p. per file is formed of a singlepiece of-stifi' resilient wire bentgto produceportions which arerespectively designated the numerals 1, 2,3,4 and-5.

The portion 1 is verticallyfdisposed and pivotally mounted uponiasuitablevertical' surface by means of a pair ofbrackets 5 Thesebracketsare formed of a single piece o fmateriahasuitably drilled for-therecepparallel slits, the. divided portions being expanded inalternatelyopposite directions to formjournals for the file wire. Theportions 2 and 3 respectively extend integrally from the upper andlowerextremities of the portion 1, their directions being convergent. It ispreferred to incline the member 3 upat a somewhat more oblique anglethan that at which the member 2 is inclined downwardly, the purpose Iment beingto cause the files to hang with their lower edges, forming anincline so as to facilitate inspection of desired. Ata distance from themember 1, the portions 2 and 3 are respectively turned downwardly andupwardly as indicated by the numerals 4; and 5 the portion 4 havingformed inits extremity a conical socket 6 adapted to receive theconically pointed extremity of the member'5.

so sprung'that when the parts 4jand 5 are of this arrangesaid files whent1onof screw or other fastening means, and 1 are divided, fora portionof their length, by

not held in alinement through the engagement of their extremities,

said parts tend'to assume a slightly spaced relation as is shown in Fig.2, the extremity beingat a somewhat lower level than the extremity ofthe part 5. I

of the" part 4 then Obviously when thepaper file is adjusted i in theposition illustrated in Fig. 2, papers maybe very readily impaled uponthe point 7, and slipped down upon the member 3, which has a sulficientlength to hold quite a large number of papers.

When the device is not being handled, the

inter-fitting extremities of the parts 4 andg5 are maintainedinengagement as illustrated in Fig. 1, the maintenance of thisengagement serving notonly-to retain the papers securely upon theportion 3 .of the file, but

further serving to prevent the sharp oint 7 from accomplishing damage.

l/Vhen it is desired to remove any certain paper Without disturbing therelation of the other papers upon the file, those papers which lie infront of the desired paper are cent to the vertical surface which formsa support for the file. p

The invention is presented as includingall such modifications andchanges as properly any accidental in ury or The fileis then adjusted tothe po-" 2 and the desired come within the scope of the following claim;p

What I claim is:

In a file of the character described, the combination with suitablejournaling means, of the file formed of a single piece of wire,comprising a base portion adapted to be journaled in said .journalingmeans, a file holding portion angularly disposed with regardto said baseportion, an angularly disposed pointed end on said file holding portion,an upper portion, and an angularly disposed socketed portion carried bysaid upper portion.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to :this specification in thevpresence of two subscribing witnesses.

v DANIEL, C. BUIE.

Witnesses:

, C. M. BURNET fl B. 0. Primer vGopies 01th patient may be obtained forheeents each, lay-addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. 0."

